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His lawyer says he will now file for a judicial review into the conduct of the police and CPS.

Dean Dunham said: 'In January 2014 we wrote to the police and Crown Prosecution Service to express concern for the amount of time that the investigation was taking and to put them on notice that we believed that the decision to keep Mr Starr on bail was unlawful.

Accusation: Mr Starr claims police are trying to make arrests to atone for the Jimmy Savile scandal in 2012

Senior officers and prosecutors faced allegations of a 'celebrity witch hunt' to 'make us feel better about Savile' after former BBC DJ Dave Lee Travis was this week acquitted on 12 of 14 sex assault charges

Coronation Street actor William Roache was also cleared of sex charges, not in connection with Operation Yewtree. The acquittals have sparked questions into police conduct

'Both the police and CPS responded by saying that a decision whether to charge or release would be forthcoming by 12 February 2014, at the latest.

'We are therefore disappointed that this has not transpired and as such Mr Starr will now be filing an application in the High Court for judicial review in relation to the conduct of the police and CPS.'

Senior officers and prosecutors also faced allegations of a ‘celebrity witch hunt’ to ‘make us feel better about Savile’ after the former BBC superstar DJ Dave Lee Travis was acquitted on 12 of 14 sex assault charges.

The acquittal of the former Radio 1 star – dubbed the ‘Hairy Cornflake’ – came the week after Coronation Street actor William Roache was cleared of sex charges dating back to the 1960s and follows last year’s failed prosecutions of Coronation Street actors Michael Le Vell and Andrew Lancel.

However, MailOnline understands that there is no review planned into the Scotland Yard investigation at this stage.

Scotland Yard did not name the performer, but released a statement that said: 'Today 'Yewtree 2' was further arrested after returning to a police station to answer bail.

'The arrest relates to further allegations made to Operation Yewtree, which falls under the strand of the investigation we have termed 'others'. We are not prepared to discuss further.'